Random Observations and Quips From 1920s News
A collection of offbeat items and cheeky comments from New York to California. Jokes about training, clocks, cheese, burglars, and travel mix with snippets on Utah weather, missing messenger tales, and studies of exotic peoples. The tone recalls a period column of witty brief notes.
A Symmetrical Cut Tapers and Calcutta City Clue
Puzzling geometry note describes Puzzica Day Roman owning a four by four rod field. He halves the property while the retained portion remains 4 rods by 4 rods and covers 4 square rods. The outline implies a symmetrical cut producing a square 4 by 4 rod section. the clue ties to Calcutta as the city mentioned.
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Roman
Calcutta
Little Joe York Far Eastern Authority and War Service
Little Joe York emerged as a promising writer then married Mr. Egan, a correspondent for The Associated Press. She served on the advisory committee of the American delegation at the Washington arms conference and was recognized as an authority on Far Eastern questions. She joined General Maude's army during the British capture of Baghdad in World War I.
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York
The
Orient
Egan
Associated Press
Washington
Fiad Jong
Eleanor Egan noted writer dead in New York
Eleanor Franklin Egan wife of Martin Egan of J P Morgan and company died after brief illness in New York. She authored several books including War In the Cradle of the World and was a frequent magazine contributor who traveled widely. Her literary career began in New
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Associated Press
New York
Eleanor Franklin Egan
Martin Egan
J. P. Morgan and Company
New
Tiger Flowers to Fight Wilson in Final February Bout
Tiger Flowers of Atlanta, a Negro middleweight, was matched today for a 10 round bout February 26 with Johnny Wilson. Flowers also schedules a 10 round box with Tommy Robson in Boston January 27 and a 12 round contest with Jamaica Kid at Dayton, Ohio on February 4.
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TIGER
Associated Press
New York
Tiger Flowers
Atlanta
Johnny Wilson
Flowers
Boston
Tommy Robson
Tamaica Kid
Dayton
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